Heterosexual_relationships_among_LGBT_people

Heterosexual relationships among LGBT people

Heterosexual relationships among LGBT people

LGBT people in relationships with people of the opposite sex

While LGBT people are often defined by society for their lack of heterosexual relationships, heterosexual relationships among them are fairly common (e.g., an estimated 80% of bisexuals are in opposite-sex relationships).[1]

Transgender people can be any sexual orientation, including heterosexual. This makes a large portion of LGBT people who are in heterosexual relationships.[lower-alpha 1][2][3][lower-alpha 2][4]

Statistics

A 2013 survey of LGBT Americans by the Pew Research Center found that 40% of all LGB Americans in committed relationships are in a heterosexual relationship. This includes 84% of bisexuals, 2% of gay men, and 1% of lesbians.[5]

Differences with non-LGBT heterosexual relationships

LGBT people in heterosexual relationships will often take customs from gay or lesbian relationships they have been in the past. For example, LGBTQ people in opposite-sex relationships may continue to use terms like top and bottom.[citation needed] Heterosexual relationships should not to be confused with queer heterosexuality; an identity heterosexual people sometimes claim that may reflect cultural appropriation of queer in-group language.[citation needed]

Types

The following elements are included in such relationships

See also

Footnotes

  1. Trans men being heterosexual
  2. Trans women being heterosexual
  3. Trans men being heterosexual
  4. Trans women being heterosexual

References

  1. [1]
    Marusic, Kristina (4 May 2016). "Why Do So Many Bisexuals End Up In "Straight" Relationships?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    Michael Shankle (2013). The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-136-57355-2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    Binik, Yitzchak M.; Hall, Kathryn S. K. (2014). Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fifth Edition. Guilford Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4625-1389-5. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    James, S. E.; Herman, J. L.; Rankin, S.; Keisling, M.; Mottet, L.; Anafi, M. (2016). "The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey" (PDF). National Center for Transgender Equality.
  5. [5]
    "Chapter 5: Identity and Community". Pew Research Center. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    Weinberg, Martin S.; Williams, Colin J. (13 July 2010). "Men Sexually Interested in Transwomen (MSTW): Gendered Embodiment and the Construction of Sexual Desire". The Journal of Sex Research. 47 (4): 374–383. doi:10.1080/00224490903050568. PMID 19544216. S2CID 24525426.
  7. [7]
    Rosenthal, A. M.; Hsu, Kevin J.; Bailey, J. Michael (January 2017). "Who Are Gynandromorphophilic Men? An Internet Survey of Men with Sexual Interest in Transgender Women". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46 (1): 255–264. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0872-6. PMID 27858199. S2CID 27994757. GAMP is best considered an unusual form of heterosexuality rather than a separate sexual orientation. ... By this understanding of 'sexual orientation,' GAMP does not qualify. GAMP men in this study were indifferent between their self-reported sexual arousal by women and by GAMs; both were highly arousing to them.
  8. [8]
    Quinn, Dave (21 February 2019). "Miley Cyrus on Being a 'Queer Person' in a 'Hetero Relationship' with Husband Liam Hemsworth". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.


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